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Leonard Slatkin

"On the corner of 57th and 7th Avenue sits the most famous concert hall in the world. No less a figure than when Tchaikovsky led the first performances in 1891. Virtually every major artist has performed there. There is simply no place like it. The first time I stepped foot in Carnegie Hall was in 1964."

Source : Leonard Slatkin (2017). “Leading Tones: Reflections on Music, Musicians, and the Music Industry”, p.199, Hal Leonard Corporation

Leonard Slatkin

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“Thereâ€™s no key to the universe, you just have to point your way in one direction, keep going, keep going, keep going, and see what happens.”
“There will be strange ebbs and flows in the tide of race feelings.”
“A taste of righteousness can be easily perverted into an overweening sense of self-righteousness and judgmentalism.”
“Cynthia came in quietly and set a cup of tea before him. He kissed her hand, inexpressibly grateful, and she went back into the kitchen. When we view the little things with thanksgiving, even they become big things.”

Source : Jan Karon (2005). “These High, Green Hills”, Penguin Books
“Louisiana loses 30 miles a year off our coast. We lost 100 miles last year off our coast thanks to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We have lost a size of land equivalent to the entire state of Rhode Island.”
“You can always spot a fool, for he is a man who will tell you he knows who is going to win an election.”

Source : Robert Harris (2006). “Imperium”, Hutchinson Radius
“The only way to maximize group creativityâ€”to make the whole more than the sum of its partsâ€”is to encourage a candid discussion of mistakes. In part, this is because the acceptance of error reduces cost. When you believe your flaws will be quickly corrected by the group, you're less worried about perfecting your contribution, which leads to a more candid conversation. We can only get it right when we talk about what we got wrong.”
“My brothers went to the parish school, one of the best in the county.”

Source : Catherine Helen Spence “An Autobiography”, Library of Alexandria

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